Finger ring



April 11, 1944.

E. W. RAIMAN FINGER RING Filed May 15, 1943 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 11, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to an article of jewelry, particularly to a finger ring.

The usual form of finger ring is a solid band to extend about the finger. No adjustment is provided and sizing must occur at the place of manufacture. Adjustable rings in the form of overlapping ends have been placed upon the market. These are not entirely satisfactory and are usually of the type where little or no resilience is provided and the bending of the shank or encircling band must occur in order that the proper size may be had. Some attempts have been made at providing a ring which may be bent to different sizes but in many instances the ends are such that the finger will be pinched between them when the ring is on the finger and the hand is doing certain work.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an inexpensive ring which will overcome the above objections and will fit snugly upon the finger.

Another object of this invention is to provide a finger ring which will have its ends so shaped that they will nicely conform to the finger and will not pinch the finger while work is being done with the hand.

Another object of this invention is to provide a ring which may have mounted upon it an ornament of any desired configuration or shape and which ornament may assist in supporting the ring structure.

Another object of this invention is to provide a ring which will fit snugly upon the finger of the user.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the ring shank bent into shape to receive the finger;

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the shank blanked out from sheet stock;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the ring with an ornament mounted thereon;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4--4 of Fig. 3.

In proceeding with this invention I have struck from sheet stock a blank of rather hard material which is then bent into arcuate shape with its end spaced in which form it will be resilient and will provide for some expansion although may be adjusted to different sizes by enlarging the encircling diameter thereof. I form the ends so that they will nicely conform or fit the finger and will not pinch the finger.

With reference to the drawings Ill designates a blank which is stamped out of sheet stock in the shape there shown. It consists of spaced parts II and I2 in the form of a long fiat arc converging at the ends I3 and I4 and providing a generally long narrow space or opening I5 between them. The outer periphery of the ends I3 and I4 are rounded as at It making rather blunt curved end portions which nicely fit the inside portion of the finger and conform generally to the shape of the hand especially when the fingers are bent.

This shape of shank as shown in Fig. 2 is then bent into arcuate embracing form as shown in Fig. 1 so that the ends I3 and I4 are spaced as there illustrated. This curvature of these ends in position would afford plenty of room for expansion of the fleshy part of the inside of the finger so that these ends will not bind or pinch the finger when work is being done with the hand. Further, this shank being of stiff resilient material may be caused to snugly fit the finger by bending approximate to size and yet will provide sufficient give so that some expansion of the ring may occur. The space between the parts H and I2 indicated by I5 will permit of ventilation of the finger while still giving a good broad support at all positions about the finger.

An ornament I6 of a size to bridge the space between the parts II and I2 is secured such for instance as by solder I! to these portions II and I2 so as to be firmly mounted thereon. The ornament when in the form of beads, such as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, also provide for ventila tion between these beads by reason of their being spaced at the portions I8 and joined at I9 at alocation spaced from the outer surface curvature of the ring, thus allowing circulation around each and general circulation of the finger.

The ring thus provided is very comfortable to wear. Some expansion may be provided and thus a snug fit may be used and by reason of the curvature of the spaced ends binding of the finger is prevented when compression is exerted upon the ring sufficient to move the ends toward each other, rounding at these ends serving largely to accomplish this desirable result.

I claim:

1. A finger ring having a single arcuate onepiece shank of relatively stiff resilient material and having substantially parallel portions throughout substantially its entire extent, to provide spaced bands about the finger, said portions being connected by blunt, rounded ends.

2. A ring as in claim 1 in which an ornament is attached to said portions bridging the space between them.

EDWARD W. RAIMAN. 

